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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      15,698</td>
<td class="r data">      10,148</td>
<td class="r data">    64.6</td>
<td class="r data">       6,100</td>
<td class="r data">       4,480</td>
<td class="r data">    73.4</td>
<td class="r data">       9,598</td>
<td class="r data">       5,668</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      18,320</td>
<td class="r data">      11,059</td>
<td class="r data">    60.4</td>
<td class="r data">       7,246</td>
<td class="r data">       5,057</td>
<td class="r data">    69.8</td>
<td class="r data">      11,074</td>
<td class="r data">       6,002</td>
<td class="r data">    54.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      19,672</td>
<td class="r data">      10,885</td>
<td class="r data">    55.3</td>
<td class="r data">       8,118</td>
<td class="r data">       5,201</td>
<td class="r data">    64.1</td>
<td class="r data">      11,554</td>
<td class="r data">       5,684</td>
<td class="r data">    49.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      19,056</td>
<td class="r data">       9,849</td>
<td class="r data">    51.7</td>
<td class="r data">       7,899</td>
<td class="r data">       4,814</td>
<td class="r data">    60.9</td>
<td class="r data">      11,157</td>
<td class="r data">       5,035</td>
<td class="r data">    45.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      17,920</td>
<td class="r data">       8,583</td>
<td class="r data">    47.9</td>
<td class="r data">       7,683</td>
<td class="r data">       4,420</td>
<td class="r data">    57.5</td>
<td class="r data">      10,237</td>
<td class="r data">       4,163</td>
<td class="r data">    40.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      16,716</td>
<td class="r data">       7,433</td>
<td class="r data">    44.5</td>
<td class="r data">       7,407</td>
<td class="r data">       3,939</td>
<td class="r data">    53.2</td>
<td class="r data">       9,309</td>
<td class="r data">       3,494</td>
<td class="r data">    37.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      15,017</td>
<td class="r data">       6,517</td>
<td class="r data">    43.4</td>
<td class="r data">       7,075</td>
<td class="r data">       3,558</td>
<td class="r data">    50.3</td>
<td class="r data">       7,942</td>
<td class="r data">       2,959</td>
<td class="r data">    37.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      11,133</td>
<td class="r data">       5,175</td>
<td class="r data">    46.5</td>
<td class="r data">       5,453</td>
<td class="r data">       2,929</td>
<td class="r data">    53.7</td>
<td class="r data">       5,680</td>
<td class="r data">       2,246</td>
<td class="r data">    39.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       4,365</td>
<td class="r data">       2,072</td>
<td class="r data">    47.5</td>
<td class="r data">       2,209</td>
<td class="r data">       1,216</td>
<td class="r data">    55.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,156</td>
<td class="r data">         856</td>
<td class="r data">    39.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         428</td>
<td class="r data">         175</td>
<td class="r data">    40.9</td>
<td class="r data">         250</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         178</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      15,660</td>
<td class="r data">      10,132</td>
<td class="r data">    64.7</td>
<td class="r data">       6,077</td>
<td class="r data">       4,469</td>
<td class="r data">    73.5</td>
<td class="r data">       9,583</td>
<td class="r data">       5,663</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      18,273</td>
<td class="r data">      11,042</td>
<td class="r data">    60.4</td>
<td class="r data">       7,219</td>
<td class="r data">       5,044</td>
<td class="r data">    69.9</td>
<td class="r data">      11,054</td>
<td class="r data">       5,998</td>
<td class="r data">    54.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      19,633</td>
<td class="r data">      10,877</td>
<td class="r data">    55.4</td>
<td class="r data">       8,102</td>
<td class="r data">       5,195</td>
<td class="r data">    64.1</td>
<td class="r data">      11,531</td>
<td class="r data">       5,682</td>
<td class="r data">    49.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      19,023</td>
<td class="r data">       9,841</td>
<td class="r data">    51.7</td>
<td class="r data">       7,887</td>
<td class="r data">       4,809</td>
<td class="r data">    61.0</td>
<td class="r data">      11,136</td>
<td class="r data">       5,032</td>
<td class="r data">    45.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      17,889</td>
<td class="r data">       8,575</td>
<td class="r data">    47.9</td>
<td class="r data">       7,665</td>
<td class="r data">       4,412</td>
<td class="r data">    57.6</td>
<td class="r data">      10,224</td>
<td class="r data">       4,163</td>
<td class="r data">    40.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      16,685</td>
<td class="r data">       7,422</td>
<td class="r data">    44.5</td>
<td class="r data">       7,394</td>
<td class="r data">       3,932</td>
<td class="r data">    53.2</td>
<td class="r data">       9,291</td>
<td class="r data">       3,490</td>
<td class="r data">    37.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      14,987</td>
<td class="r data">       6,509</td>
<td class="r data">    43.4</td>
<td class="r data">       7,060</td>
<td class="r data">       3,552</td>
<td class="r data">    50.3</td>
<td class="r data">       7,927</td>
<td class="r data">       2,957</td>
<td class="r data">    37.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      11,106</td>
<td class="r data">       5,163</td>
<td class="r data">    46.5</td>
<td class="r data">       5,436</td>
<td class="r data">       2,920</td>
<td class="r data">    53.7</td>
<td class="r data">       5,670</td>
<td class="r data">       2,243</td>
<td class="r data">    39.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       4,356</td>
<td class="r data">       2,071</td>
<td class="r data">    47.5</td>
<td class="r data">       2,207</td>
<td class="r data">       1,215</td>
<td class="r data">    55.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,149</td>
<td class="r data">         856</td>
<td class="r data">    39.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         426</td>
<td class="r data">         175</td>
<td class="r data">    41.1</td>
<td class="r data">         249</td>
<td class="r data">         109</td>
<td class="r data">    43.8</td>
<td class="r data">         177</td>
<td class="r data">          66</td>
<td class="r data">    37.3</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          37</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    43.2</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    47.8</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    35.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">    36.2</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    48.1</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    20.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    20.5</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    23.3</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    26.7</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    44.4</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    53.8</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    26.7</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    46.2</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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